D’Arbonne NWR, Hollands Bluff A
D’Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge is a large region just northwest of Monroe Louisiana. There are a lot of paddling possibilities here and this is one of a couple trips here. The route in the map above launches on the east side at the end of Hollands Bluff road. It was mid afternoon after driving from Dallas and it was so blamed hot, at least a hundred. The trip explores Bayou D’Arbonne going north and northwest, with a portage or two. The land surrounding the bayou looked like it had been flooded hard, lots of downed trees, limbs, and sticks piled up. The most scenic section is the passage into Eagle Lake, which is very picturesque.
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Above: Beaver dam.
Above: The Hollands Bluff launch site.
Above: Big cypress in Eagle’s Lake.
Above: Rain, or bugs?
Above: Giants.